Earth Hour

Photo - Ashley Hutcheson/CNW
Photo - Ashley Hutcheson/CNW

Earth Hour, March 29, 2008: People across the world turned off their power for one hour. KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, an NGO supported by the Presbyterian Church, held an event at Holy Trinity, Toronto, where the gathered signed a petiition to Prime Minister Harper to redirect oil and gas subsidies to more sustainable energy sources.